Although this LP is a CTI production, guitarist
Gabor Szabo is well featured in a conventional quartet (without strings, horns or "sweetening") that also includes the electric piano of
Mike Wofford, bassist
Wolfgang Melz and drummer
Bobby Morin;
Bob James sits in on some cuts on keyboards. For what would be
Szabo's last significant recording, the Hungarian guitarist performs an obscurity and five of bassist
Melz's originals, including "Rambler," "It's So Hard to Say Goodbye" and "Reinhardt." Although the individual melodies are not that memorable (none caught on),
Gabor Szabo's distinctive sound and logical improvisations make this an album worth searching for. ~ Scott Yanow